making news this morning. a race against time. >> the critical mission for rescuers for that crippled cruise liner. passengers still unaccounted for. a big announcement from the scene overnight. >> we're live in italy. and it's over. today, jon huntsman will end his quest for the presidency. a jolt to the race just days before that all-important road to south carolina. we'll tell you who benefits the most. the golden globes, the winners, the dresses and the hosts who will say just about anything. good monday morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm paula faris. at least six victims have been

pulled from that partially sunken ocean liner. >> the ship's owner issued a statement overnight saying the captains made significant errors overnight going too close to the coast. lama hasan joins us from porto santo stefano. lama, another still unaccounted for? >> reporter: good morning, rob. yes, i think they just don't know where the unaccounted for people are. i mean, they're going to keep with the search that they're conducting right now. they don't know if these unaccounted people are either still on the ship or if they're staying with people on the island of giglio which is very close to where the rescue is. don't forget, when people sank, many of the locals provided them with shelter. they took them in. as i said, rescuers going with the search and recovery efforts.

we spoke to say team at the scene who told us they're going to do whatever it takes so everyone accounted for is found at the moment. the number missing 16, two of them are american passengers, rob. >> lama, whether or not there are survivors of the 16 remaining, we are going on 72 hours, we are hearing incredible and brave stories of survival, people who have escaped? >> reporter: oh, absolutely, yes. we are hearing all the stories. people comparing it to the "titanic." this is a massive operation. the italian coast guard, scuba divers, rescuers. they're using sophisticated equipment to try to find the other survivors, those who we mentioned, those who are still unaccounted for. it's also a very difficult task for them, you can just tell by looking at the wreckage, it's lying on its side. all of it submerged in water. in fact, there's a lot of debris that they have to wade through and it's a massive vessel. rescuers say they still haven't

finished searching a part of the ship but it is still ongoing and they're going to keep up with the search and recovery mission. >> lama, of course, the central figure in all of this is the captain of the ship, what he did or did not do that could have made all the difference with him. what's the latest with him? >> reporter: absolutely. essentially, the captain is being blamed for the incident and the neglect. owners of the cruise liner issued a statement, they said, the captain committed a certification error in judgment which had serious consequences. it was following too close to the shore and it was his decision in dealing with the emergency did not follow the costa cruise line, which is the owners of the cruise liner. he has been detained and faces possible charges of manslaughter and abandoning the ship. he's still being investigated. rob and paula, back to you. >> questions surrounding him. rightfully so. >> abc's lama hasan live in italy. thank you for the report. the american embassy in rome

says 118 of the 120 americans aboard the "costa concordia" have now been accounted for, but still missing, though, is a couple from minnesota. >> the survives are already starting to make their way home. geanette trumbull is waiting for her parents. >> i just want to see all the joy in their face. >> trumbull says she's been talking with her mother and father online. they appear to be fine but they are praying for those who lost loved ones. we'll have much more from italy later on "good morning america." >> the stunning picture of that ship. all right, the other big story this morning is the major shake-up in the race for president. >> just days ahead of the south carolina primary, jon huntsman is calling it quits. this is certain to add to the romney cam to the romney campaign. abc's tahman bradley is joining us from washington with more. good morning. >> good morning, paula and rob. the campaign of jon huntsman the former ambassador under president obama never picked up

steam. now huntsman is exiting the race and endorsing a man he loved to bash. >> reporter: mitt romney starts the final week of campaigning in south carolina with a boost. later today, jon huntsman will drop out of the race and endorse romney. just a week ago, he implied the former massachusetts governor lacked a core. >> he has not given us reason to trust him. >> reporter: even after a disappointing third place finish in new hampshire, huntsman had pledged to keep going, but south carolina polls show him in the single digits. overnight, a spokesman told abc news the candidate does not want to stand in romney's que. >> corporate races led by mitt romney. >> reporter: they're not ready to step aside, they have unrelenting attacks hoping to slow the governor's marks for nomination. >> governor romney's record on the economy, obviously, romney care is a real scarlet letter here. >> mitt romney as governor

governed like a massachusetts politician. he's much closer to dukakis and kerry than ronald reagan. >> reporter: the conservative vote appears to be split. if the gop candidates can't stop romney there's always stephen colbert. >> you know, i'm exploring right now. i'm a one-man lewis and clark. >> as he makes up his mind, the real candidates get a chance to go after romney tonight. >> thank you for that report. now for a developing story overseas this morning, word that the leader of the taliban in pakistan may have been killed in a u.s. drone strike. pakistani officials say they have interpreted some messages indicating that hakimullah mehsud is now dead. the taliban base in pakistan has been a grave threat to u.s. troops in afghanistan stan. tributes take place across the country today for dr. martin luther king jr. a ceremony at the mlk memorial

in washington got under way yesterday on king's actual birthday. dr. king's oldest son, martin luther king iii was among the speakers. and president obama and the rest of the first family also observed what would have been dr. king's 83rd birthday. they attended a worship service at washington's historic zion baptist church and today attend the let freedom ring celebration at the kennedy center. >> an important day to remember the man and the message. yes. time to look at weather across the country. heavy snow in the cascades and colorado rockies. a half foot in the mounts of wyoming and montana. a few more flakes in seattle. the morning showers in southern california. also for dallas, little rock, memphis, chicago, detroit and pittsburgh. >> 74 in sunny miami. kansas city gets up to 53. chicago, 41. fargo and billings barely climb out of the single digits. 31 in boise and 51 in sacramento. it was an exciting week for

football. fans now just four teams in the hunt for the super bowl ring this year. we will have all the highlights. >> and the scores. the gas prices usually go down in january, but not this year. so how high could they go? and sometimes raunchy, of course, ricky gervais returned duties last night.es hostih@ some of what he a said when we

welcome back to "america this morning," everyone. many overseas markets were off overnight on fears about europe. tokyo's nikkei average dropped 122 points.

hong kong's hang seng lost 192. in london the ftse opened lower. on wall street, the markets are closed today. the dow gained 62 points, nasdaq index was up 36. and much of the worry about europe centers on greece. german officials are meeting with greece. the goal is to minimize the damage from a debt default. both to greece and europe as the whole. the greek government and the greek government sand private lenders will meet wednesday to discuss the country. gas prices are normally high this month. they usually back off in january but not this year. in fact, gas prices have risen 11 cents just since new year's. aaa blamed high crude oil prices and the repeal of the ethanol tax credit. the auto club is predicting a tumultuous year for all drivers. and apparently, there's good money in "contraband." the new action film started box office honors this week with a stronger than expected debut.

the mark wahlberg thriller took in $24 million. "beauty & the beast," $19 million. and "mission impossible" took in $12 million. i'm headed to see that this week with my little girl. hopefully. with 3-d goggles. >> really, bring in pictures of that, please. coming up next on this monday morning, there will not be a repeat super bowl champ this year. highlights from the nfl playoffs which do not include your cincinnati bengals. and a shipment of heating oil finally makes it to a snowed-in alaska town. we'll be right back. with exercise and ensure muscle health. i've got revigor. what's revigor? it's the amino acid metabolite, hmb to help rebuild muscle and strength naturally lost over time. [ female announcer ] ensure muscle health has revigor and protein to help protect, preserve, and promote muscle health. keeps you from getting soft. [ major nutrition ] ensure. nutrition in charge!

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seattle to portland. snowy on i-150s 70s and 80s in the rockies. chicago and detroit. i-40 from little rock to nashville, i-70 to nashville. >> if you are flying, weather delays possible in memphis, chicago and detroit. two colorado men are now being held on kidnapping charges in connection with the disappearance of a montana math teacher. >> the fbi believes 43-year-old sherry arnold is dead. they're now asking property owners near the north dakota border to search their property for any signs of a body. there's a bizarre dwitwist in t killing four homeless men in california. s vers say the father is also homeless. he said his son also showed him a picture of one victim and warns him about the dangers of being on the street. the 24-year-old son was arrested last week and charged in the

four murders. we turn to alaska where people living in the city of nome could have very much needed fuel. a tanker is in the harbor after thousands of miles of ice and treacherous ocean currents as well. the crew must lay a hose for millions of gallons of fuel to that town. and the basketball coach accused of sexual abuse now ghits he lined. bernie fine lost his job. floyd van hoosier said he accused the coach after he did not help him fight for a lawyer. the other accusers, though, are standing by their story. some disappointing nfl fans this morning, only four teams remain. let's get the highlight from espn news. >> i'm jorge andress. this is your espn news update.

rematch of the 2007 nfc championship between the giants and packers. six seconds in the half, eli manning attempting a hail mary. hakeem nicks coming down with the jump ball for the score. take another look. nicks between two defenders. he had a huge game. seven catch, 165 yards. fourth quarter. brian grant loses the ball. he covers it. and the packers, they turn it over. one of four turnovers in the contest. ensuing giants possession. manning, the wolverine, mario manningham, the giants go on to win. 37-20. the texans takes on the ray lewis and the baltimore ravens. pick it up in the first quarter, ravens trying to field the punt on the bounce. can't control it. jimmy smith recovers for the ravens.

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the golden globes as the oscars are what kim kardashian is to kate middleton.

what? a bit louder. a bit trashier. a bit drunker. and more easily bought. >> oh, comedy's bad boy there ricky gervais hosting the golden globes for year number three, this time to the relief of censors less -- >> george pennacchio has the scorecard. >> the desendents. >> reporter: "the descendents" a story about a family in pain walked away with the prize the st the star, george clooney named the best actor. >> i'm a big believer in film. that's what i do for a living and i really enjoy it. so the acknowledgement is unbelievably nice and unbelievably complimentary. but it's just more encouraging to keep doing what i've been trying to do.

>> reporter: drama's top actress went to meryl streep for "the iron lady." it's your eighth golden globe in a career with a wide variety of roles. >> it's a story that's interesting. it doesn't matter if it's a waitress or a queen. i'm not discriminating that way. happy to play interesting people who have challenges in one way or another. i'm really grateful to just keep working. >> reporter: now for the top comedy category. >> "the artist." >> reporter: "the artist" includes best motion picture, comedy and musical. best score. and jean dujardin. backstage, he spoke french. >> there was a responsibility and a known quantity with marilyn monroe that was new and terrifying. and probably more challenging than anything else. >> reporter: in the supporting categories christopher plumber

won for "gingers. dwt "and octavia virginia spencer for "the help." >> i am living the dream of so many young actors and act tretss o out there. i'm having my diet pepsi alongside hollywood's best and brightest. yeah, this is the ultimate party. and i got the ultimate party favor. >> reporter: i'm george pennacchio, abc news. >> and abc's "modern family" won for best musical or comedy. and sofia vergara accepting the award. >> are you done? >> they claim to be delivering some very funniee. >> get to your fashion police. >> best interested charlize theron. >> no complaints. >> paula patton, lady in yellow.

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next around the clock search for survivors after a cruise ship capsizes off the coast of italy with californians onboard. >> 49ers now prepare for their first nfc championship game in 14 years. >> big chain in the weather. >> dangerously, cold -- not only this morning but more so tomorrow morning.

you're looking live now at that crippled cruise ship off the coast of italy. search dogs have now joined the effort to recover bodies from that ship. six victims have already been pulled from the water so far. at least 14 at this hour still unaccounted for. just days ahead of the south carolina primary, jon huntsman says he's dropping out of the race. the former utah governor will focus support hind front-runner mitt romney. and the nation recovers martin luther king jr. today. thousands of documents, including handwritten notes from the civil rights leader are now available online for the very first time. taking say look sat today's weather. showers from pittsburgh to dallas. the cascades and the colorado rockies get buried under more than a foot of snow. finally this morning, it looks like the queen of southern cuisine has something in common with 25 million americans. >> there's word that paula deen plans to announce today that she has type two diabetes, and

giving her republicer tour -- >> reporter: there's nothing low fat. >> i wrap my bacon. >> reporter: low calorie or low carb about paula deen's cooking. >> three fourths of a cup of heavy cream. >> reporter: and that's just how she likes it. >> this is not going to take long to fry up. >> reporter: but her tastes for all things deep fried and bacon-wrapped may have led to serious health conditions. reporting that paula deen has type 2 diabetes. she's been at the center of a food fight safer anthony bourdain charged that pushing fatty concoctions make her the worst and most dangerous person in america. >> listen, come to my house, i'll cook you a meal, and if you still feel that way about me, so be it. >> reporter: this type of

southern goodness, mac 'n' cheese, cornbread, fried chicken and ribs has made deen a cooking sensation. it's true it may not just be a health problem it could be a financial one as well. deen rakes in an estimated $10 million last year alone. so what happens if the queen of the deep fried can't eat what she's cooking? she may already been cleaning up her image. just this week, she tweeted this photo writing they say southern girls don't sweat. honey, i'm willing to argue that after my workout today. >> i love paula. i love southern food. >> she looks pretty good for all the diabetics out there. that's what's making news in america. r "good mornthin